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BALLETBOYZ: 14 DAYS Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Tue 7 Nov, edtheatres.com/festival The BalletBoyz return with four new works, choreographed and composed in just 14 days, by Javier de Frutos, Craig Revel Horwood, Iván Pérez and Christopher Wheeldon, plus Russell Maliphant’s Fallen. See preview, page 119. Also at Dundee Rep, Thu 9 Nov.
ACOSTA DANZA: DEBUT Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Fri 10 & Sat 11 Nov, edtheatres.com/festival Former Royal Ballet star Carlos Acosta tours his debut
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THE WIPERS TIMES Theatre Royal, Tue 7–Sat 11 Nov, glasgowtheatreroyal.org.uk Ian Hislop and Nick Newman’s play about the WWI newspaper. See preview, page 116.
LAMPEDUSA Citizens Theatre, Wed 8–Sat 18 Nov, citz.co.uk Telling the stories of human kindness behind the headlines, Lampedusa was a sell-out during its premiere run at Soho Theatre in London in 2015.
ENTERTEASMENT The Hold (underneath the Admiral Bar), Sat 11 Nov, Sat 9 Dec, theadmiralbar.com A spellbinding mix of comedy, magic and burlesque.
JACK AND THE BEANSTALK SEC, Sat 16 Dec-Sun 7 Jan, sec. co.uk Family panto with Greg McHugh (Gary: Tank Commander) starring as Jack. Only An Excuse’s Louise McCarthy and River City’s Gayle Telfer Stevens) join him as ‘The Dolls’, Jack’s naughty aunties. This SEC panto boasts 3D effects, so pop on your glasses and disappear into the depths of the forest with the Trot family.
SCOTTISH BALLET’S THE NUTCRACKER
Theatre Royal, Thu 4–Sat 13 Jan, glasgowtheatreroyal.org.uk Peter Darrell’s magical world of The Nutcracker has been reimagined by Olivier Award-winning designer Lez Brotherston, bringing a new sheen to this classical 40-year-old adaptation. See preview, page 115. Also Edinburgh Festival Theatre, Sat 9– Sat 30 Dec, edtheatres.com/festival
ARIKA EPISODE 9: OTHER TANGO MODERNO
WORLDS ALREADY EXIST Tramway, Thu 16–Sun 19 Nov, tramway.org Four days of performances, readings, discussions, workshops, screenings (and a party) with sex revolutionaries, prison abolitionist poets, mutant dancers, haunted noise, fan-fiction fantasists and more. See feature, page 49.
King’s Theatre, Tue 16–Sat 20 Jan, atgtickets.com/venues/kings- theatre Tango performance from two spectacular dancers, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace. Also Edinburgh Playhouse, Thu 23–Sat 25 Nov, playhousetheatre.com EDINBURGH
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Theatre Royal, Thu 23 Nov, glasgowtheatreroyal.org.uk The acclaimed contemporary dance company presents a triple bill featuring Martin Lawrance’s Tangent, and Alston’s Chacony and Gypsy Mixture.
Traverse Theatre, Sat 4 Nov, traverse.co.uk Celebrating the freshness, enthusiasm, and talent of Scotland’s young dancers; a family friendly evening, showcasing just what these young people can do. CABARET
ALICE IN WEEGIELAND Tron Theatre, Fri 1 Dec–Sun 7 Jan,
Edinburgh Playhouse, Tue 14–Sat 18 Nov, playhousetheatre.com The
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